Tennessee set to unveil Pat Summitt statue

Tennessee will dedicate the Pat Summitt Plaza and statue at 10 a.m. Central on Nov. 22, the university announced on Wednesday.

The bronze statue of the former Tennessee women's basketball coach has been created by sculptor David Adickes of Houston. The statue will be the centerpiece of the plaza, which is under construction at the corner of Loudoun Boulevard and Phillip Fulmer Way.

The public is invited.

Summitt stepped down as UT's coach following the 2011-12 season. During her 38-year tenure, the Lady Vols won 1,098 games and eight national championships. Summitt announced in August 2011 that she had been diagnosed with early-onset dementia, Alzheimer's type.

-Staff reports

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Tennessee set to unveil Pat Summitt statue

Tennessee will dedicate the Pat Summitt Plaza and statue at 11 a.m. Eastern on Nov. 22, the university announced on Wednesday.